Cue pin game



Nov. 18, 1924.

D. H. TALBERT CUE PIN GAME Sheets-Shen 2 Patented Nov. 18, 1924.

DANIEL H. TALBERT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CUE PIN GAME.

Application filed January 9, 1922.

T all whom t may conce/Mt.'

Be it known that I, DANIEL I-I. TALBERT,

a citizen of the United States, residing` at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and usefulCue Pin Game, of which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates to amusement appliances and an object ofinvention is'to provide an interesting and harmless device that isdesirable to be installed in homes, social clubs, municipal play groundsor amusement places.

An object of the invention is to provide an appliance that isinteresting, instructive and pleasing to a majority of people regardlessof age or environments; that is, it is a game in which children ofkindergarten age can indulgeas well as adults; and is entirelyclean,harmless and without objectionable features.

Another object of the invention is to provide an amusement appliancethat will not be objectionable to people who are afliated with religiousorders. As is well known there are many people of religious character orinclined who are strongly prejudiced against billiards, pool and bowlingon account of the gambling and saloon associations that have in the pastin a large measure accompanied these games; and an object of myinvention is to provide an entirely new game that will embody thepleasing, amusing, harmless and skillful features of the games ofbilliard, pool and bowling without being identified in character withthem.

To that end, I provide an elongated table with a ball course that has acloth face and leveled substantially like the face of a billiard table.At one end of the table I mount ten pins arranged iii the same order asthe pins in a bowling alley except that my pins are suspended; and Iplay the game with a billiard cue and two pool balls. That is, I place aball on the table at the end opposite the ten pins; then with the cue Idrive the ball toward the ten pins substantially like a bowler releasesa ball to make a strike in bowling resulting, of course, in makingSerial No. 527,891.

a strike, split or spare as the case may be; and the other ball is usedsplit or spare.

on the rllhe score is kept in a manner similar to bowling, which ofcourse, exercises the mathematical faculty of each player count of theirplays correctly.

to keep in the means for pivotally mounting the alley pins so that whenone or more are struck by a ball, the pin or pins struck can strikeother pins. That is, a ball contacting with the forward alley pin at apointo center to its axis causes the ball to toward one or the other ofthe second alley,

he forpins and at the same time drives t deflect ward alley pin againstthe other pin of the second row; thereby setting in mot three forwardpins.

ion the After the ball has struck a pin of the second row, if properlydriven for a strike, it is deflected back to the center pin of the thirdrow and then deflected to a pin of the fourth row and the agitation ofthe pins of the various rows striking one another and rebounding enablesa player to make a strike as in bowling.

Another feature of the invention is shown in the novel means forresetting the pins in position for a replay by the simple operation of ahand lever at the forward end of the machine.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawings, the subjoined detail description and the appendedclaims.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an appliance constructed in accordancewith vention, with a player imposition to cue game.

this inplay a Figure 2 is a fragmental plan view of said appliance.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on line w3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective view of the pin supporting end of oneof the pin rods.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental section online Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental sectional vew on line Fig. 2 showing one of thelatches for supporting a pin rod.

Fig. 7 is a plan of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a section on line m8, Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a partly diagrammatic plan view of one of the arms foroperating the latches showing altered positions by dotted lines.

Fig. 10 is an elevaton of one of the compensating springs interposed inthe latch operating cords.

An elongated table 1 is provided with a ball course 2 that is leveledlike the face of a billiard table; and the surface of this course ispreferably covered wlth a cloth 3 similar in texture to the facing of abilliard or pool table; and the course 2 extends between the sidegutters 4, 5, from front gutter 6 to near the rear of the table.

At the rear of the table are the oppositely disposed uprights 7 that areprovided with ball seat 13 for ball 14 and retaining lugsV 15 forholding the ball in place; and in the bottom of seat 13 is an orifice 16through which is extended the stem 17 that sup-ports alley pin 18, andthis orifice is considerably enlarged so that stem 17 can haveconsiderable side play as well as swiveledmovement for universalmovement of pin 18.

Preferably balls 14 are shrunk on the stems 17 in position to leave anupper and lower portion; the lower end of which is secured 1n the upperend of pin 18 as previously stated.

On the upper surface of bracket 12 is the swiveled eyelet 19 throughwhich loosely extends the .arm 20 in one end of which is a slot 21 forthe retaining pin 22 secured in the upper end of stem 17.

The other end of arm 20 is provided with an eye 23 through which isextended and secured one end of cord 24 that extends rearwardly and hasits other end secured in clamp 25 on end of trip rod 26 that has one endthreaded and secured to latch 27.

Latch 27 is movably secured in the retaining plate 29 by clip 30 that isriveted thereto; and plate 29 is secured by screws 31 to a bridge 32secured to uprights 7 In position to engage the latch 27 is a spring dog33 adjustably secured by set screw 34 to rod 11; and adjustable on therear end of rod 11 is the counter balance 35 that is adapted to depressthe rear end of rod 11 and elevate the alley pin secured to its forwardend when dog 33 is disengaged from latch 27 Stops 36, 37 are provided inplate 29 fork limiting the movement of latch 27 and a spring 38 isprovided for normally holding latch 27 in engagement with stop 36.

Interposed in cord 24 is a. spring 39 that compensates for thedifference in move-ment of the arm 20 and latch 27 when a. pin 18 isstruck by a ball and moves arm 2O a greater distance than is necessaryto release latch 27 from dog 33 by ar pull on cord 24. That is, whenlatch 27 is ino-ved from contact with stop 36 into contact with stop 37and arm 2O moves on, the spring 39 yields so that cord 24 is not broken;however, the tension of spring 39 is su'liicient to be unyielding by apull on cord 24 until latch 27 is released.

The construct-ion and arrangen'ient of the parts for supporting the pinsare substantially alike; that is, each pin has a supporting rod andassociated parts constructed and operated in the same way.

Cords 24 are preferably passed thro-ugh the guide rings 40 secured insuitable places on rods 11 to practically hold the cords on rods inlongitudinal alinement; and rods 11 are bent and spaced apart so thatthe pins 18 can be arranged substantially in a triangle common to thearrangement of the pins in the game of bowling.

At the rear of the appliance is a pin resetting device consisting of across plate 41 adapted to reciprocate up and down in the guides 42; andon the upper edge of plate v41 is a resilient facing 43 preferably ofrubber that contacts with the undersides of rods 11 and pushes themupwards until the spring dogs 33-enga-ge the latchesv 27.

Plate 43 is lmoved upward by rods 44 operated by bell crank levers 45secured to a rock shaft 45; and a. spring 46 moves the plate 41 back tonormal position.

One arm of said bell crank 45 is connected by a cable 47 to an operatinglever 48 at the forward end of the machine.

Vhen one or more of the pins are struck by a ball and moved to elevatedposition the resetting of the pins is accomplished by a light pull onlever 48.' So easy are the pins reset that a child of kindergarten agecan reset them.

Rearward of the ball course 2 is a resilient back stop 49 that ispreferably curved downward so that the balls rebounding will be directedtoward a return runway 50 from the rear to the front of the appliance.

As previously indicated the game is played with two spool balls; a; Z);and a cue c. That is, each player at a turn is entitled to the use ofboth balls substantially as in the game of `bowling except that in thisinstance the ball a is placed on the runway at the forward end l andthen driven by the cue c toward the pins; the purpose being of course tomake a strike or cause all the latches 27 to release so that thecounter-weight will elevate all ten pins; and the mounting andarrangements of the various parts is such that it is possible to ymake astrike.

lf; however, a strike is not made the player is entitled to use the ballb to shoot at the remaining pin or pins.

I claim: i

l. A cue pin game comprising a ball course; rods pivotally mounted abovesaid course said rods having forward and rear ends; alley pins arrangedto be continually supported out of contact with said course, said pinshaving upper and lower ends; swiveled connections between the forwardends of said rods and the upper ends of said pins whereby said pins canrevolve and swing so that their lower ends will contact with and actuateadjacent pins; adjustable weights fo-r actuating said rods to raise Saidpins after they have been struck by a ball passing over said course; areciprocating cross bar for resetting said pins after they have beenstruck and raised; and means for actuating` said reciprocating cross barto reset said pins.

2. A cue pin game comprising a ball course; a transverse bar supportedabove said course; blocks pivotally mounted on said bar; rods secured tosaid blocks said rods having front and rear ends; brackets secured tothe front ends of said rods said brackets having ball seats therein;balls in the seats of said brackets; stems extending through and securedto said balls said stems having top and bottom ends; alley pins securedto the bottom ends of said stems; weights at the rear ends of said rodsfor lifting said pins to an elevated position; means for lifting therear ends of said rods to lower said pins into position to be struck bya ball passing over said course; latches for holding the rear ends ofsaid rods in elevated posit-ion; and means connected with top ends ofsaid stems for releasing said latches when said pins are struck.

3. A cue pin game comprising a ball course having a front and rear end;a transverse bar supported above said course; blocks pivotally mountedon said bar; rods secured to said blocks said rods having front and rearends; brackets secured to the front ends of said rods said bracketshaving ball seats therein; balls in the seats of said brackets; stemsextending through and secured to said balls said stems having top andbottom ends; alley pins secured to the bottom ends of said stems; armsloosely connected t-o the upper ends of said stems; weights at the rearends of said rods for lifting said pins to an elevated position; a crossplate adjacent the rear end of said course; latches on said cross plate;dogs on said rods for engaging said latches; means for lifting the rearends of said rods to engage said dogs with said latches; and a flexibleconnection between said latches and said arms for releasing said dogswhen said pins are struck by a ball passing over said course.

4. A cue pin game comprising the combination of a ball course; atransverse bar above said ball course, rods pivotally mounted on saidbar said rods having forward and rear ends; pins rotatably mounted onthe forward ends of said rods; weights alttached to the rear ends ofsaid rods that are adapted to lift said pins; means for holding saidpins in position to be struck by a ball passing over said ball course;means for releasing said rods when the pins thereon are struck by a ballso that said weights will lift s-aid pins and a cue for driving a ballover said course.

5. A cue pin game comprising a ball course; a transverse bar abo-ve saidball course; rods pivotally mounted on said bar; pins pivotally mountedon the forward ends of said rods; weights adjustable on the rear ends ofsaid rods and adapted to lift said pins; latches mounted above saidrods; dogs on said rods for engaging said latches and holding said rodsso that the pins thereon are in position to be struck by a ball; meansfor moving the dogs into engagement with said latches; and means fordisengaging the latches from said dogs when said pins are struck.

6. A cue pin game comprising a ball course; a transverse bar above saidball course; rods pivotally mounted on said bar; brackets on the forwardends of said rods and movable therewith; pins pivotally mounted in saidbrackets; weights on the rear ends of said rods, said weights adapted toelevate said pins; latches above said rods; dogs on said rods forengaging said latches and holding said rods so that the pins thereon arein position to be struck by a ball passing over said course; means formoving said dogs into engagement with said latches; and a connectionbetween said latches and said pins whereby said latches are releasedfrom said dogs when said pins are struck by a ball passing over saidcourse.

7. A cue pin game comprising a ball course; a transverse bar above saidball course; rods pivotally mounted on said bar; brackets on the forwardends of said rods, said brackets having ball seats; balls in said seats;alley pins connected to said balls; latches above said rods; dogs onsaid rods for engaging said latches and holding said pins in positionltobe struck by a ball; means for moving said dogs into engagement withsaid latches; 'counter-weights o-n the rear ends of said rods forelevating said pins when struck by a ball; and cord connections fromsaid latches to said pins whereby said latches are released from saiddogs when said pins are struck by a ball.

8. A cue pin game comprising a ball course; a bar above said ballcourse; rods pivotally mounted on said bar; brackets on the forward endsof said rods, said brackets having` ball seats; balls in said seats;stems through said balls; alley pins connected to the lower ends of saidstemls; arms connected to the upper ends off said stems; swiveledeyelets on said brackets through which said arms pass; latches abovesaid rods; dogs on said rods for engaging said latches, said dogsadapted to hold said rods so that the pins on their forward ends are inposition to be struck by a ball passing over said course; cordconnections between said latches and said arms whereby said latches arereleased from said dogs when said pins are struck by a ball; means forresetting said pins by moving said dogs into' engagement with saidlatches; and means at the rear of said ball course for deilecting a ballthat has passed over said course so thalt it will return to the forwardend of said course.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 30th day of December, 1921.

DANIEL H. TALBERT.

Witness:

JAMES R. TowNsEN-D.

